Traction bars saved me and the car!!

[Stav]

Today while driving around for work I noticed my steering feel a bit toey.I had found one of my tyres had low air pressure. I filled it up and off I went. I headed from the city towards King Georges Road inside the m5 first tunnel. From the left hand side rear I had a very strange noise which sounded like the diff or bearing. Then bung something broke free!! the car continued forward and slightly sideways in the tunnel but luckily I counter steered and stopped straight as mt my rear passengers tyre bounced past my passengers window!! Luckily even though I was in heavy traffic no everyone stopped .I jumped out to find that 4 of my 5 rear wheel studs had sheared off .

The traction bars under my leaf springs literally gave the car enough ground clearance that no damage had occured to the brake,axle housing or anything else under the car.Also because of the extra clearance because of the traction bars the car slid forward safely like it was on skis. If the traction bars were not on the car then the bottom would have dug into the ground and planted me into the wall. I was towed to my wreckers ,a good axle,disc and handbrake asssembly installed and I am safely home.Thank heavens.

The traction bars saved my butt!!